Wigston Academy

About Wigston Academy

Wigston Academy sits within the Leicestershire local authority, one of 46 state secondary schools in the area. It is a mixed, non-denominational school for pupils aged 11 to 16, with no sixth form. The local landscape is competitive: only one school in the authority holds an Outstanding rating from Ofsted, and the top-performing peers by ranking score include The Market Bosworth School (0.83), Manor High School (0.69), and Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.66). Wigston Academy itself holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection, placing it in the solid middle tier of Leicestershire secondaries. With 1,314 pupils on roll, it is a large school, and its headteacher is Michael Wilson. The school’s religious character is listed as None, reflecting its community-focused, non-faith status.

Academic outcomes at Wigston Academy are not provided in the available data, so it is not possible to report specific Progress 8 scores, Attainment 8 figures, or KS2 SATs results. The local authority average Progress 8 score for Leicestershire is -0.1, which gives a rough benchmark for how schools in the area typically perform relative to the national average. Without the school’s own data, parents would need to consult the Department for Education’s school performance tables or the school’s most recent published results to gauge its academic standing. The Ofsted report, which awarded a Good rating, would have assessed the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, but the specific inspection findings are not detailed here. This means the school’s academic profile remains somewhat opaque from this dataset alone.

On the practical side, Wigston Academy offers a strong range of facilities including a sports hall, swimming pool, astro turf, theatre, art studios, music rooms, an ICT suite, and a library. Sports on offer include rugby, martial arts, basketball, cross country, cricket, and swimming. The clubs programme is broad, with options such as orchestra, film club, coding, Young Enterprise, choir, newspaper, DofE, gardening, and science club. These suggest a school that invests in enrichment beyond the classroom. There is no data on SEND provision, admissions oversubscription, or pupil premium rates, so families with specific needs should contact the school directly. Given its large size and Good Ofsted rating, Wigston Academy is likely to suit families looking for a well-resourced, non-selective secondary in the Oadby and Wigston area, with plenty of extracurricular opportunities but without a sixth form.

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